Albuquerque police have confirmed that bones from three more bodies have been uncovered in the desert west of the city, bringing the total to six bodies found in the last two weeks.

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The remains were uncovered in a 100-square-foot area of an under-construction housing development after police were called by hikers who found some bones.

Police are looking to possibly add more high-tech methods to the search.

Wednesday, police continued to work two areas on the west and north of the construction site.

The search for more remains heads deeper beneath the surface every day.

Big machines slowly dump tons of earth from the site onto mounds while police and civilian employees on rotation from their usual jobs with the crime lab or other areas of the department watch carefully for remains. They then rake through the dirt just to make sure nothing is overlooked.

Metal detectors are standard equipment and the department is testing ground penetrating radar.

So far, the only extra expenses are for crews during the weekend.

The chief is looking at contingency funds. He, along with other officers, are looking at an expanding their list of persons of interest in the case.

Nobody is being called a suspect at this time, because so far there's no evidence of crime.

Even so, neighbor Jose Hernandez said he's nervous.

"I just tell my daughter, 'stay in the house, don't go too far from home because of this happening here,'" Hernandez said.

Police said Hernandez could be nervous for a long time.

"We could very well be sitting here at this time next year talking about the same subject and may not be any closer to it," John Walsh, of the Albuquerque Police Department, said.